Trisha Goddard
Born	23 December 1957 (1957-12-23) (age 50) Hackney Central, London, England

Trisha Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter well known for her morning talk show Trisha Goddard which currently airs on five. In Australia she is known as a long time presenter of Play School. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the central district of Hackney. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... This article is about the British chat show. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Animation by Yoram Gross Films Ltd. ...

Background

Goddard was born in London, England to a white English father and a black mother from Dominica^[1]. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Whites redirects here. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Though most indigenous Africans possess relatively dark skin, they exhibit much variation in physical appearance. ...

Brought up in Tanzania, East Africa and Surrey, her early career as an air stewardess led to travel writing for magazines and then, when she settled in Australia in the mid 1980's, a new career in television. This article is about the English county. ... Flight attendants, formerly called sky girls, air hostesses, stewardesses and stewards hold the primary responsibility for the safety and comfort of airline passengers. ...

She then became a presenter and roving reporter for Australia's 7.30 Report which led to her establishing and presenting the prime-time show Everybody. Then she started her own production company, devising, producing and presenting more than 400 programmes before returning to England in 1998 to host her own talk show on ITV, Trisha.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ...

Trisha Goddard launched her own independent television production company, Town House TV, with former Director of Programmes and Production for ITV Anglia, Malcolm Allsop.

Media career

After emigrating to Australia, she worked as a television presenter (most notably on the ABC's The 7.30 Report) and also as a host of the children's program Play School. She was later chairperson of the Australian Government's National Community Advisory Group on Mental Health. A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The 7:30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs program, shown on ABC TV at 7. ... Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Animation by Yoram Gross Films Ltd. ... A chairperson is the political correct term for the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation, and a parliamentary democracy. ... Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional wellbeing or an absence of a mental disorder. ...

In 1998 after returning to England she became the host of a ITV flagship daytime chat show, the BAFTA winning Trisha, produced by Anglia Television. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British chat show. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In September, 2004 Goddard left ITV to join Five in a new programme titled Trisha Goddard, which made its TV debut on 24 January 2005. Similar in style to her old show, focuses on relationships, families in crisis, and reunions. The show is produced by Town House Productions. In the early stages of the show, it was observed that repeats of her ITV show have continued to achieve higher ratings than her new programme on Five. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Goddard had always been willing to appear in comic satires of her television programmes. In 2003, a specially-shot clip of her show appeared in the ITV religious fantasy drama The Second Coming. In 2004, she filmed two short scenes for the romantic zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead. Both scenes were filmed on the set of Trisha. The opening titles of The Second Coming. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...

Her show was also featured on a Comic Relief episode of Little Britain where the character Vicky Pollard met up with her long-lost father. For a What Not to Wear Christmas special aired on December 22, 2004, Goddard given a fashion makeover by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine. ^[2] She appears very briefly in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "Army of Ghosts" in a parody episode of her own show entitled "I Married a Ghost". For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... This article is about the British TV show Little Britain. ... Vicky sniffing glue Vicky Pollard is a fictional character from the cult BBC TV and radio show Little Britain played by Matt Lucas. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trinny Woodall (born Sarah-Jane Woodall[2] 1964 in London), is an award-winning English fashion guru, fashion and style advisor, television personality, presenter and author. ... Susannah Constantine, along with Trinny Woodall, is a host of the BBC style series What Not To Wear. ... This article is about the television series. ... Army of Ghosts is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006. ...

She appeared as a guest on the BBC's The Kumars at No. 42 and was also the guest host for an episode of the second series of The Friday Night Project, for Channel 4. Goddard also has her own talk show on Liverpool's new radio station at (City Talk 105.9). For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Kumars at No. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

Breast Cancer

On 7 April 2008, it was announced by her husband Peter Gianfrancesco, that Goddard had been diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks previously during a regular mammogram. Her treatment protocol has not yet been disclosed. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Mammography is the process of using low-dose X-rays (usually around 0. ...

References

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External links

• Trisha Goddard's Website
• Five (TV channel) website
• Trisha Goddard's Production Company website